Iraq vs New Caledonia: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre

Iraq
0.2239 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
New Caledonia
0.1944 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq rank
66th
New Caledonia rank
68th

Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Iraq
  • New Caledonia
00.511.52199020062023

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 0.2239 ha per square kilometre against 0.1944 ha per square kilometre in New Caledonia, a difference of 0.0295 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.2 times New Caledonia's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 66th and New Caledonia ranks 68th of 188 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 3 and New Caledonia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq New Caledonia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1903 ha per square kilometre 0.126 ha per square kilometre 0.0643 ha per square kilometre Iraq
2000s 0.06 ha per square kilometre 0.1702 ha per square kilometre 0.1102 ha per square kilometre New Caledonia
2010s 0.3336 ha per square kilometre 0.139 ha per square kilometre 0.1946 ha per square kilometre Iraq
2020s 0.3584 ha per square kilometre 0.125 ha per square kilometre 0.2334 ha per square kilometre Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Iraq or New Caledonia?
Iraq, at 0.2239 ha per square kilometre against 0.1944 ha per square kilometre in New Caledonia as of 2023.
What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Iraq and New Caledonia?
0.0295 ha per square kilometre, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and New Caledonia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Iraq and New Caledonia rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
Iraq ranks 66th and New Caledonia ranks 68th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
190 places, 6,313 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Savanna fires — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.